GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |